Shame

Chapter 12

Bobby looks at Hanbin and frowns. “Are you serious?!” Hanbin trembles and bites his lips but doesn't reply to Bobby. Bobby clenches his fist and has to hold in his anger. “I see...Do as you please.” He heads to the door and opens up when Hanbin grabs his arm. Bobby stops, facing the door. “Let go, you are the one talking about breaking up.” Hanbin trembles and Bobby feels Hanbins hand shaking when he let go. Bobby sighs and opens the door. “I am out.” Hanbin looks at Bobby when he leaves their room and hears the main door fall into the lock. Chanwoo and Yunhyeong are sitting in the living room and watch Bobby leave then turn to Hanbin. Hanbin stands frozen in the door frame of their room, staring into the living room. Yunhyeong turns to Hanbin. “Hanbin-ah? Where is Bobby going?” Hanbin shuts his eyes and replies, trying to hold back his tears. “I don't know.” He walks back into the room and slams the door. He slides down and curls up his knees, starting to sob. Yunhyeong and Chanwoo as well as the others, who heard them fight look worried and knock on Hanbins door, trying to talk to him. Jinhwan leans closer towards the door. “Hanbin-ah, are you alright?” Hanbin looks up and wipes away his tears. He coughs and tries to sound less tear-stained. “I...don't know...” Jinhwan turns to the others, Chanwoo takes out his phone and calls Bobby while Donghyuk tries to text him. Chanwoo waits for Bobby to pick up but he won't pick up. He shakes his head and the others sigh worried while Jinhwan tries to open the door but due to Hanbin sitting with his back against it, it won't open. Jinhwan leans on the door again and knocks gentle. “Hanbin-ah, I am sure he is just out to cool his head, he will be back once he calmed down...in the meantime, don't you want to open the door?” Hanbin doesn't reply at first but after some time he coughs and gets up to open the door. Junhoe notices the door opening and pulls Jinhwan gently back. Hanbin peeks out of the room, his eyes puffy from holding back his tears. “I will sleep now...please let me be.” He shuts the door again and heads to the bed. The others stare at the shut door dumbfounded but respect their leaders request. Jinhwan turns to the others and looks at them smiling briefly. “Let's go to bed, we are of not much help anyway.” Donghyuk and Junhoe sigh but nod, only Yunhyeong and Chanwoo look worried. Yunhyeong “Shouldn't we wait until Bobby comes back?” Jinhwan sighs and shakes his head. “He will come back even without us worrying and getting no sleep.” Chanwoo mutters. “I don't feel like sleeping anyway ...” Yunhyeong and Jinhwan look at their Maknae and Donghyuk pats Chanwoos back. “Let's at least try.” Chanwoo nods half-heartedly and heads with Yunhyeong to their room. Junhoe and Jinhwan go to their room too and Donghyuk follows them.

That night no one could fall asleep. The next morning when they get up, Bobby still didn't contact anyone, nor came back. Yunhyuk came to look after the boys but instead of them being in a good mood - as he expected - everyone looks worried. Yunhyuk asks for Bobby and Hanbin but no one replies him. Since he can't see Hanbin he walks to Hanbins room and tries to talk to him. He knocks on the door but Hanbin won't open up. Jinhwan walks to Yunhyuk and explains. “He won't open the door, to no one. We tried to ask him to eat breakfast with us but he refused to open up.” Yunhyuk sighs and looks at the boys. “Where is Bobby?” He stares at his dongsaengs but they avoid his eyes. Yunhyuk changes his voice and sounds demanding. “I want to know where he is?” Jinhwan looks up and mutters. “We can't reach him...” Yunhyuk ruffles through his own hair and sighs. “That's why idols are prohibit to date! To avoid situations like this. But instead they two are experts on causing me trouble.” He takes out his phone and calls Bobby's phone multiple times but Bobby won't answer it. He sighs and just when he wants to call again, Hyunsuk's secretary calls him and tells Yunhyuk to come to YG for a meeting. Yunhyuk hangs up after finishing the call and sounds troubled. “Why now?” He sighs then looks down to others. “Sajangnim wants to see us to talk about the next album.” He brushes through his hair and sighs. “What should we do?” Jinhwan looks at the others when Hanbin opens the door and steps outside. His bedhair are a mess and his face looks pale and tired but he changed into his clothes. His eyes are red from crying but he tries to control his voice when he speaks. “Work is work. When Sajangnim wants to see us, we should go. That's our job. I got a message from his secretary too.” He pats Donghyuks shoulder as he passes by him. Everyone looks at Hanbin and seeing him like this makes their chest ache. Yunhyuk sees too, that Hanbin is in no condition to go see their boss but at the same time he admires Hanbin to take his work so serious, that's why he doesn't stop him. He walks to Hanbin and pats his back. “Trust me when Bobby comes back, I will give him a great scolding.” Under other circumstances, Hanbin would laugh now, but he simply just don't feel like laughing. He looks at Yunhyuk and sighs. “The one who should get scolded is me...” He sighs and looks at the others. “Come on guys...let's go.” Even though they all don't have the mood to talk about work now they go to their meeting and Yunhyuk excuses Bobby with making up the lie that he didn't feel well enough to leave the bed so he couldn't come. Hyunsuk understands the excuse and tells Yunhyuk to call a doctor if it gets worse. Hanbin and the others managed somehow to concentrate on their chat so Hyunsuk let them go sooner as they expected. When they head back to their car to drive home Hanbin continues to stare at his phone, hoping to reach Bobby, but he won't get in touch with any of them.

In the meantime, Bobby went to his flat and turned off his phone trying to calm down. He doesn't pay attention to the time and at one point he just fell asleep. Since he didn't set a alarm and still had lack of sleep he sleeps till the next day and by the time he wakes up he notices it is already noon. He turns on his phone and sees the messages from the others.

Chanwoo:

“Bobby-Hyung, where are you? Did you guys fight again?”

“Hyung? Won't you pick up?”

Hanbin:

“Jiwon-Hyung? Can we talk ….please...”

Donghyuk:

“Bobby-Hyung, can you please come back? Hanbin-Hyung looks as if he is about to die. I don't know what you fought about but just running away won't help you. I know I don't have the right to tell you anything, not after what I requested of you once, but Hanbin loves you, if he didn't he would look like this. Please come back soon and talk to him.”

Yunhyuk:

“Bobby-ah, we have a meeting with Sajangnim, I expect you to see you there.”

Yunhyuk: 'incoming message'

“We just finished the meeting and are on our way home. You better be back when we arrive.”

Bobby reads the messages and listens to their messages on his voicemail. He was just about to go outside when he sees Yunhyuks latest message. He checks the time then clicks his time and rushes out of his flat. He calls a cab and asks the driver to head to his dorm as fast as possible. The driver of the car sighs but listens to Bobby's request. Bobby takes out his phone and calls Hanbin.

Hanbin still staring at his phone sees Bobby calling him and picks up almost dropping his phone due to his fingers shaking. “Jiwon-hyung?” Everyone looks at Hanbin.

Bobby sighs and sounds as usual. “Listen I am on my way home...Stop being bothered, I right now in a cab, wait for me, araso?”

Hanbin stays quiet and starts sobbing when he hears Bobby's voice. “Araso...Pabo-ah! You should have called me sooner...I will explain everything to you, I was just too ashamed...but...but please come home...”

Bobby chuckles and sighs. “I know I am an idiot...but ...Hanbin-ah...I love y-” he looks up through the windscreen when he sees the red traffic light sign and the driver not stopping. “Sir it's re-” He screams into the phone when the connection suddenly stops.

Hanbin smiles at first but when he suddenly hears a crash through the phone, interrupting Bobby's voice, he frowns and shouts. “Jiwon-Hyung!!!!” Hanbin panics and his body starts shaking, he calls back but Bobby won't pick up. The others, who also heard the crash, look at Hanbin with wide eyes and pale faces and just then they arrive at home.

...to be continued